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Climate change may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has shown.
hail is likely to become less common, except potentially for very large hail. Severe hail has a diameter of 2 cm, while a diameter of 5 cm or more is considered very large. Bigger hailstones cause more damage than smaller ones, and even a small increase in their size could outweigh any benefits
This was a good example of how the timing of just one weather system can make a big difference to monthly rainfall statistics. On 30 April parts of Devon had around 60% of the rainfall expected for the whole month, pushing the statistics closer to the monthly average overall. If that rain had
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and services; exascale computing and big data technology; world-leading work of the Met Office Hadley Centre; and prediction of environmental risks. � The Board discussed the report of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. � Next meeting to be held on 25 July 2017.
warm temperatures, making it a pleasant, albeit slightly cooler day. Aidan McGivern, Met Office presenter and meteorologist, said: “Remarkably warm for the first morning of May, but a big temperature contrast by the afternoon as a cold front sinks south, bringing showers to Scotland and Northern
, providing detailed information to aid decision-making across the public sector and private industry. Enormously ambitious project Dr Jean Innes, CEO at The Alan Turing Institute, said: “This project aims to tackle the big hold-out problem in weather prediction – fast and accurate prediction of impactful
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; progress towards a sustainable funding model for the Met Office Hadley Centre; very strong performance of the Met Office Business Group; agreement to form an Environmental Futures and Big Data hub in collaboration with the University of Exeter; the start of the winter season’s services; positive
) or clockwise (in the southern hemisphere). The whole storm system may be five to six miles high and 300 to 400 miles wide, although sometimes can be even bigger. It typically moves forward at speeds of 10-15 m.p.h., but can travel as fast as 40 m.p.h. The term 'hurricane' is usually restricted
or strong, with gales mainly affecting coastal areas. Temperatures are likely to be near average or just below for the time of year. Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Alex Burkill, said: "A big talking point for Tuesday is a wave of cloud and more persistent rain that's pushing into parts
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